I think you hit on the real limiting factor in this hobby - time. I have a nice set up, and it sounds pretty good, but it's getting harder and harder to spend time with it.
First problem is competing activities such as work, kids, and church. The second problem is that what time I have left is fragmented.
To have a good listening session I need a minimum of 3 contiguous hours. That gives the amps time to come up to operating temperature (can't afford to run them 24x7), and allows for at least a couple of albums before quitting. It's not worth firing up the system for less than this.
On a weekend I might get 6 or more free hours, but they are rarely contiguous or even close to contiguous.
Logistically the best time to listen is late at night after the kids go to bed, but by then I'm exhausted. There's nothing worse than to have the system sounding great, but to find yourself picking up a CD case and looking to see when it's going to be over so you can go to bed.
So who's got the magic tweak for our schedules?
First problem is competing activities such as work, kids, and church. The second problem is that what time I have left is fragmented.
To have a good listening session I need a minimum of 3 contiguous hours. That gives the amps time to come up to operating temperature (can't afford to run them 24x7), and allows for at least a couple of albums before quitting. It's not worth firing up the system for less than this.
On a weekend I might get 6 or more free hours, but they are rarely contiguous or even close to contiguous.
Logistically the best time to listen is late at night after the kids go to bed, but by then I'm exhausted. There's nothing worse than to have the system sounding great, but to find yourself picking up a CD case and looking to see when it's going to be over so you can go to bed.
So who's got the magic tweak for our schedules?